Yes, organ donation does go to research, as well. And you would be surprised at what organs can be used. When someone is in true organ failure and needs a transplant, if someone else can donate a functioning organ, they are willing to try. They do test organ function of the donor patients and there are times that even planned transplants…
Yes, organ donation does go to research, as well. And you would be surprised at what organs can be used. When someone is in true organ failure and needs a transplant, if someone else can donate a functioning organ, they are willing to try. They do test organ function of the donor patients and there are times that even planned transplants are declined when the harvested organ is seen and determined to be too damaged, but honestly, I know if I am brain dead and my organs can benefit anyone, I don’t want them to be cremated or buried with me, I want them to help someone.
The problem with your logic is that in your imagination you are brain dead but your organs are healthy. (As a medical student, I saw neurologists very carefully testing (yet another) motorcycle accident victim for responsiveness before pronouncing brain death, but I'm much less sanguine about today's crop of doctors.) What if you're "not dead yet" (insert Monty Python movie excerpt here), but, boy, do they want your organs. If you still think there are not licensed medical professionals willing to kill people ("she was just going to die, anyway"), I give you those who will murder a baby in the birth canal, just to keep it from being born, and what do they do then? Sell the organs. How far are we from the Chinese model of murdering political prisoners for 'organs on demand?' Not nearly as far as we used to be. And this research - might some of it be on ways to combine animals and humans? Only for a good cause, of course. No, not for me. I'll let my trusted holder of my medical power of attorney, someone who loves me, make the decision, not anyone else.
Everyone needs to make these decisions for themselves and their loved ones. I have seen brain death testing done and it is done multiple ways, so it is patently clear that the patient is brain dead. I know I am confident of that at my facility. I can’t speak to the policies at other facilities, though.
Interesting that’s the way I think about it too, but now pause a bit. My SIL was a career emergency room nurse and she won’t donate because of the way bodies are mishandled. Saw too much I guess. I was taken aback at her comments though.
She’s not religious btw and I’m guessing will be cremated.
Have also heard stories first and second hand from emergency personnel who have said *never* have organ donation on record (driver's license, other card, medical record). Only let family/health care proxy verbally agree after full assessment and prognosis. They should know your wishes.
I'm not sure if he did it, but way back in the early '80s a fellow EMT, as I was at the time, said he was going to have "NO CPR" tattooed on his chest.
Yes, organ donation does go to research, as well. And you would be surprised at what organs can be used. When someone is in true organ failure and needs a transplant, if someone else can donate a functioning organ, they are willing to try. They do test organ function of the donor patients and there are times that even planned transplants are declined when the harvested organ is seen and determined to be too damaged, but honestly, I know if I am brain dead and my organs can benefit anyone, I don’t want them to be cremated or buried with me, I want them to help someone.
The problem with your logic is that in your imagination you are brain dead but your organs are healthy. (As a medical student, I saw neurologists very carefully testing (yet another) motorcycle accident victim for responsiveness before pronouncing brain death, but I'm much less sanguine about today's crop of doctors.) What if you're "not dead yet" (insert Monty Python movie excerpt here), but, boy, do they want your organs. If you still think there are not licensed medical professionals willing to kill people ("she was just going to die, anyway"), I give you those who will murder a baby in the birth canal, just to keep it from being born, and what do they do then? Sell the organs. How far are we from the Chinese model of murdering political prisoners for 'organs on demand?' Not nearly as far as we used to be. And this research - might some of it be on ways to combine animals and humans? Only for a good cause, of course. No, not for me. I'll let my trusted holder of my medical power of attorney, someone who loves me, make the decision, not anyone else.
Everyone needs to make these decisions for themselves and their loved ones. I have seen brain death testing done and it is done multiple ways, so it is patently clear that the patient is brain dead. I know I am confident of that at my facility. I can’t speak to the policies at other facilities, though.
Interesting that’s the way I think about it too, but now pause a bit. My SIL was a career emergency room nurse and she won’t donate because of the way bodies are mishandled. Saw too much I guess. I was taken aback at her comments though.
She’s not religious btw and I’m guessing will be cremated.
Have also heard stories first and second hand from emergency personnel who have said *never* have organ donation on record (driver's license, other card, medical record). Only let family/health care proxy verbally agree after full assessment and prognosis. They should know your wishes.
I'm not sure if he did it, but way back in the early '80s a fellow EMT, as I was at the time, said he was going to have "NO CPR" tattooed on his chest.
Had the inside scoop. I'm inclined to take first hand warnings to heart - no pun intended.
I hadn't heard any warnings about CPR - what's up with that? I did hear of tattooing DNR (Do Not Resuscitate), though.
Perhaps that's what he actually said; my memory fades after these almost 45 years.
Even if you have organ donation listed on your driver’s license, the hospital will defer to your family and their wishes.
Ideally. Kinda no guarantee, though. That's the way I'm playing it anyway.